Official Trailer
Our Review
- Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis
- March 14th 2025
- 104
- Mark Anthony Green
Ayo Edebiri plays a journalist who visits an ageing pop star at his remote compound to celebrate the launch of his comeback album.
Since finding fame with The Bear, Ayo Edebiri has been slowly racking up her film credits, and she makes her first foray into the horror genre with Opus.
In Mark Anthony Green’s directorial debut, Edebiri plays inexperienced magazine writer Ariel Ecton, who is invited to a cult-like compound in the middle of nowhere to meet reclusive pop star Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich) as he embarks on a comeback after a 30-year hiatus.
To celebrate the launch of his new album, Caesar’s Request, he welcomes Ariel, her editor Stan (Murray Bartlett), talk show host Clara (Juliette Lewis), musician-turned-podcaster Bill (Mark Sivertsen) and influencer Emily (Stephanie Suganami) to his commune, where things are not quite what they seem.
Opus has a solid setup and a lot of the right ingredients, but it doesn’t quite know where to go and what to do with them.
After an intriguing first act packed full of creepy potential,...
